Gruber surrenders
I went all in on a large iPad Pro for not-at-my-desk. After working on a tool project again, tmux in Blink lost a lot of its charm.
I’ve got a MacBook Air so I don’t need a Neo, just fascinated to see Gruber “welp” his iPad out the window.
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Plumbing the pieces of asystem: https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/25/plumbing-the-pieces-of-asystem.html
I was today years old when I learned ⌘ ] (and the other bracket, which would break Markdown) cycle between your Slack workspaces. Given my diminishing neuroplasticity, I’ll just be tormented by the knowledge because I’ll always just click like some sort of caveman.
Glad to see the military evolving, really. When I was a young paratrooper we had an array of missions we trained for. All the violent ones, plus some humanitarian ones. We were never trained to concern troll, though. Who says generals always fight the last war?
As a writer I didn’t need AI to utterly devalue my gifts. People have been doing it for decades with content farms, steady elimination of support roles for editorial teams, and just general contempt for the craft or the idea anyon... https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/20/as-a-writer-i-didnt.html
Notes on asystem: https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/18/notes-on-asystem.html
denote-contacts -> apeople: https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/18/denotecontacts-apeople.html
A robot sitting in a chair is surrounded by lines of programming code for an Eliza chatbot script.
Capturing aspirations and beliefs in Markdown with anote: https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/16/capturing-aspirations-and-beliefs-in.html
Well, GEICO has already declared the trailer a total loss, so now on to the claims adjuster.
reviving denote-tasks: https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/15/reviving-denotetasks.html
“Very late stage capitalism.”
Not sure how exactly radlibs are gonna see what was an already woeful construction to conclusion, but if the actual mid-century Marxists are an indicator it’ll involve chasing tenure and blaming workers.
I mean, that’s already what radlibs do, so … 🏆🏁
“We’ll just use screen automation to make it easier for an LLM to order Uber Eats for you.” These people are turning me into a Maoist.
 on LinkedIn discusses transitioning from deterministic to stochastic work tools like ChatGPT, highlighting the need for a mindset shift.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kg2kc4qs7lse2or3xz7hk573/bafkreif6cdud2rbxv3audbr3kmnnvuuzg4tszt6mozj6hy4zb7y2tqgjju)
An advertisement by Marketing [@Dust](https://micro.blog/Dust) on LinkedIn discusses transitioning from deterministic to stochastic work tools like ChatGPT, highlighting the need for a mindset shift.
It’s like if Ford had decided to market Pintos as fun, rolling campfire experiences.
Huh. Well, that trailer that got vandalized in a fenced, secure lot got picked up on our security camera going by our house this afternoon. We saw it trying to see who emptied out our Little Free Library, which is also a thing people do.
Everything is for the people in the back these days: https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/13/everything-is-for-the-people.html
No, my dude, I am not “tired of entering passwords.” Entering passwords has been solved securely and effectively and I no longer think twice about it. What I am tired of is waiting for the magic link to arrive, and I am super sick of the havoc that wreaks trying to just do a simple Oauth grant. 😤
LocalGPT is a little oddly named, to the extent the “local” part is something you can aspire to if the hardware economics of a local LLM make sense to you. But the interesting part is more that it’s very “OpenClaw lite.” St... https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/10/localgpt-is-a-little-oddly.html
A person is surprised to see their computer respond with I AM ALIVE after they instructed it to say I am alive.
Commander's Intent: https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/05/commanders-intent.html
On a more prosaic life note: “Get up at 5 a.m. and conquer” is basically a suicide pact for me; but “get up at 6, do little with a screen, get around to breakfast at 7, organize your day by 8” is pretty mellow and sustainable.
I started to write about OpenClaw and got as far as “the story so far on my past attempts to do some of what this is packaging up” before realizing there’s a certain kind of writing about tech that borders on making someone s... https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/02/04/i-started-to-write-about.html
Our camper got broken into. Filing a report I forgot the plate #, so I typed “camper” into Apple Photos search, found a picture with the plate & copied the text-recognized #. It took less than 10 seconds from “search” to “paste into the report” from 43k photos.
A person is sitting in a dimly lit room with a framed mirror reflecting a lamplit interior.
Ben
A dimly lit room is divided into two contrasting halves, with a bed and nightstand on one side and a window with a chair and air conditioner on the other.
Two contrasting urban scenes are juxtaposed, showing a bench against a wall on the left and a weathered entrance with a door on the right.
A barbed wire fence and security cameras are set against a stark wall with dried ivy and a faded red alarm.
Eugene
Say whatever about my priorities and inner life, I’m not emotionally invested in iOS’s 90-day uptake numbers.
A software eng got sniffy with me for verifying how an app works. “I’d expect IT to know already.”
Sure, dude. What IT knows is that we have to use software made by people like you, which means we leave a lot of room for nothing to work like you tell us it will. Forgive me for doublechecking.
A cozy café interior features elegant chandeliers, a yellow tufted armchair, and a person sitting at a table by the window.
Shadows of the words BARBER CO. are cast on a surface, with partial views of framed pictures in the background.
A pedestrian crosses the street near a traditional Chinese gate and various vehicles at an intersection in an urban area.
A group of people are gathered at a viewpoint overlooking a city with a mountain in the background under a clear blue sky.
Nice Saturday: Breakfast downtown, an experiment with a new barber that paid off, and a hike up to Pittock Mansion (with some ice patches we weren’t expecting). I like my old barber, but I’m not the kind of work he wants to do. The new one received me with a welcome mix of warmth and pragmatism.
Two people are energetically chasing a soccer ball in what appears to be a public area with blurred motion, while others in the background observe.
Two people walk past storefronts labeled Maya Boutique and Easy Mobiles 69 on a busy street.
A quiet street scene in a European city features people walking, a few sitting, and colorful buildings lining the street.
A bustling cobblestone street is filled with people walking between European-style buildings.
"The World Is Drowning in Tourists. Who Should Pay the Price?"
The benefit of traveling with another introvert is that you can round a corner with them, realize neither of you are going to like this situation, utter a low gr... https://pdxmph.puddingtime.org/2026/01/25/the-world-is-drowning-in.html
A black cover features a stylized ouroboros design above the bold white text Lichdom.
A book with the text “Reject Death, Embrace Power” on an orange surface contains text about a roleplaying game involving a journey toi lichdom and overcoming challenges before death.
I’ve never done a solo RPG before. I’m not sure how I found this one, but it looks fun and it’ll be an excuse to do some writing that isn’t a series of Slack messages pestering people about software licenses.
